Ross Harrison of Harding Academy picked up the victory on the mound, giving up five earned runs while striking out five and not allowing a walk through six. With Heber clinging to a one-run lead entering the seventh, Michael Ludwig picked up the save, striking out the first two and working around a two-out error by inducing a pop-out handled by Shane Miller at shortstop.

Morrilton jumped in front with four runs in the top of the first but the Dodgers scratched across a run in the bottom half when Ludwig singled and scored. Trailing 4-1, Doc Weaver doubled and scored in the second.

Morrilton tacked on an insurance run for a 5-2 lead entering the bottom of the third but the Dodgers responded with two runs, sparked by a Harrison triple. Down 5-4 entering the bottom of the fourth, Heber took its first lead.

Post 64 evened the scoreboard when Cody Masterson of Mount Vernon-Enola, who finished 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs, singled and scored. Miller, who finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and 2 RBIs, laced a two-run triple as the Dodgers took their first lead at 7-5 before Morrilton escaped further damage.

Harrison, who finished 1-for-1 at the plate with two runs scored and three walks, pitched a scoreless fifth and Post 64 added an important insurance run in the bottom half. Jimmy Thomas ignited the Dodgers with a single and he scored on an RBI double off the bat of Caleb Spears, who played high school baseball with Harrison at Harding Academy.

With Heber leading 8-5, Morrilton scored two runs in the sixth to pull within one before Ludwig slammed the door in the top of the seventh.

Post 64 (2-1) travels to the Harrison Tournament this weekend. The Dodgers return home next week for games against Pine Bluff (Tuesday at 6 p.m.) and Lonoke (Thursday at 5:30 p.m.)